[FWD] SP3 - does not format floppy disks!

============================================================================== * Forwarded by Eugene Palenock (500:95/468.468) * Region : RU.WINDOWS.2000 ("Windows 2000") * From: Eugene Palenock, 2:5020/2065.468 (16 Oct 02 00:50) *To: All, 2:5020/2065 * Topic: SP3 - does not format floppy disks! ============================================================================== Hello All! Subject!!! :( If the floppy disk (1.44) was formatted on another platform (Spectrum (isdos,trdos) or Amiga) - then Windows takes a long time (5-10 minutes) to read it (before the formatting settings dialog), and then when formatting starts hangs on formatting track 0. This was not the case with SP2. You have to format these floppy disks using WinImage. And then Windows is fine formats itself. Apparently, according to MS, there are no other computers and axes. Best regards, Evgeniy. -+- GoldED+/W32 1.1.5-021011 (WinNT 5.0.2195-Service_Pack_3 i686) + Origin: ... (2:5020/2065.468) ================================================================================ Hello All! Best regards, Evgeniy.

*You will live long, Wlodek!* It was Oct 16, 2002, you gave birth to a whole footcloth for Eugene Palenock, about "[FWD] SP3 - does not format floppy disks!". She intrigued me, so I sent her a counter message. EP>> track. This was not the case with SP2. We have to format these floppy disks EP>> via WinImage. And then Windows formats them normally itself. WB> And if you slip her a floppy disk, generally demagnetized by the inductor? WB> That is, a floppy disk without any initial markup at all? WB> I often (70-90%) succeed for quite a long time WB> restore the functionality of floppy disks that have started to break down. Seriously? And tell us in more detail, what kind of choke, and how to demagnetize them? /That’s all, Wlodek, what follows is only the truth.../

Press RESET immediately, Wladimir! 16 Oct 02 21:06, Wladimir Bulchukey wrote to Eugene Palenock: WB> I often (70-90%) succeed for quite a long time WB> restore the functionality of floppy disks that have started to break down. Until they messed up the work with the floppy drive in Linux, I formatted it like this: while! fdformat ; do echo 'bummer :-(' ; done After half an hour, the badly damaged floppy disks became as good as new.

Excuse me... That is, sorry already, Alexander...! 17 Oct 02 18:59, Alexander Bondarenko -> Wladimir Bulchukey: WB>> And if you slip her a floppy disk, generally demagnetized by the inductor? WB>> That is, a floppy disk without any initial markup at all? WB>> I often (70-90%) succeed for quite a long time WB>> restore functionality of floppy disks that have started to break down. AB> Seriously? And tell us in more detail, what kind of throttle, and how to use them AB> demagnetize? A degaussing choke is a device that is _unclosed_ magnetic core (W-shaped package of transformer iron without a closing jumper) with a winding. Plugs into an outlet. The magnetic field from the open core goes out and creates high alternating magnetic field strength within a radius of up to one meters. The main purpose of the throttle (in fact, what led to its creation) - demagnetization of magnetic heads of tape recorders. Subsequently, it began to be used for demagnetizing steel tools used when working with magnetically sensitive parts for demagnetizing color separation masks of picture tubes and finally, floppy disks :) . It’s very easy to use: plug it into the network at a distance of at leastmeters from the demagnetization object and slowly bring it towards the object (if necessary keeping the object from vibrating if it is light instrument or floppy disk), then remove it just as slowly and turn it off. Previously, such chokes were sold in radio stores (I bought mine); Now I'll probably have to make it myself from the old one transformer. You can read in detail in some old books about tape recorders. In general, it is useful to have such a thing: one of my friends, for example, was very magnetized the monitor from the PC, placing it close to the radiator. It was possible to restore the colors only with the help of demagnetization with a choke. With the best - Wlodek. * [] * mailto: wlblack(sign)chat.ru http://wlodeks.boom.ru * <[ZX]> * http://wlodek.newmail.ru [500:95/462@ZXNet] [2:5016 Forever] [Golyanovo] [Radio 'Retro' 88.3 MHz]